Behind Soviet Lines

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Behind Soviet Lines

Hitler’s Brandenburgers capture the Maikop Oilfields 1942

European history History Second World War Irregular or guerrilla forces and warfare Special and elite forces War and defence operations Battles and campaigns

Author: David R. Higgins

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Collection: Raid

Language: English

Published by: Osprey Publishing

Published on: 20th October 2014

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 80 pages

ISBN: 9781782006015


In the summer of 1942

Following the invasion of Russia the previous year, Hitler's Brandenburger commando units undertook a daring operation deep inside Soviet-held territory. Disguised as members of Stalin's NKVD, the secret police dreaded by most Soviet citizens and soldiers, the Brandenburgers passed unsuspected past the Red Army's checkpoints, before launching their surprise operation to seize the vital Soviet oil facilities around Maikop – delivering them intact into Nazi hands.

Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork, this expert assessment of the Maikop operation casts new light on German special-forces operations on the Eastern Front.

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